Projection optical system and projector apparatus
Patent Information
- Authority / Receiving Office
- US · United States
- Patent Type
- Patents(United States)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- NITTO OPTICAL CO LTD
- Publication Date
- 2017-10-10
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Abstract
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TECHNICAL FIELD
[0001] The present invention relates to a projection optical system of a projector apparatus.BACKGROUND ART
[0002] Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 2004-258620 (hereinafter “Document 1”) discloses the realization of a projection optical system which, in addition to using an image forming optical system including a reflective surface to increase the size on the screen of projected images while reducing the projection space outside a projector apparatus, is capable of correcting chromatic aberration and also an image projecting apparatus that uses such projection optical system. To do so, Document 1 discloses that a first and second optical system are disposed in that order from a light valve on the projection side of the light valve, the first optical system includes at least one refractive optical system and has positive refractive power, the second optical system includes at least one reflective surface with refractive power and has positive refractive power, a...